‘The Office’ Blackface Scene Edited Out, Netflix Pulls ‘Community’ Blackface Episode

Manori Ravindran International EditorNetflix has pulled the second season of Channel 4’s hit comedy “Derry Girls” from its service in the U.K. and Ireland, noting it was too early in rolling out the show.On Tuesday, the SVOD issued a rare statement on Twitter, highlighting that it was “a bit early” in launching season two on July 9.Variety has confirmed with producer Hat Trick that the streaming giant removed the show because it does not have rights to the program in the U.K.

AMC bosses won’t be pulling a controversial episode of Mad Men, featuring blackface from the network, in an effort to maintain “historical authenticity”.According to the Los Angeles Times, the episode in question – season three’s My Old Kentucky Home – will be shown in its entirety, along with trigger warning ahead of the program, warning it contains “disturbing images related to race in America”.“One of the characters is shown in blackface as part of an episode that shows how commonplace racism

Peep Show scene involving blackface from its platform as a number of shows re-evaluate their content.The death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis last month has sparked global anti-racism protests, and, in the wake of this, the entertainment world has been removing controversial scenes and episodes over problematic content.A Peep Show moment that involves Jeremy (played by Robert Webb) wearing blackface has now been taken off the Netflix edit of the Channel 4 series.

Hulu has removed an episode of The Golden Girls that contains a scene in which Betty White and Rue McClanahan are mistaken for wearing blackface. "Mixed Feelings", episode 23 in season 3 of the sitcom, aired in 1988 and shows Michael (Scott Jacoby), the son of Dorothy (Beatrice Author), planning to wed a much older Black woman, Lorraine (Rosalind Cash).

The Office creator Greg Daniels has announced Rainn Wilson’s blackface scene in the hit U.S. comedy has been edited out.The Dwight Christmas episode, which aired in 2012, no longer contains a scene featuring Rainn Wilson in character as Dwight trying to convince his colleagues to celebrate Pennsylvania Dutch Christmas while in blackface.

Hulu has removed an episode of The Golden Girls that contained a scene with characters in blackface.

Ellise Shafer editorHulu has removed an episode of “The Golden Girls” containing a scene with characters in blackface.“Mixed Feelings,” episode 23 in season 3 of the sitcom, aired in 1988. In the episode, Michael (Scott Jacoby), the son of Dorothy (Beatrice Author), plans to wed a much older Black woman, Lorraine (Rosalind Cash).

An episode of the US version of The Office has been edited to remove a depiction of a character in blackface.

The Office creator Greg Daniels has announced a blackface scene in the hit U.S. comedy has been edited out.

and  are the latest shows that are making big changes. Amid recent backlash over the use of blackface, as well as white actors voicing ethnic characters, a spokesperson for tells ET on Friday that «Moving forward, will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters.”Mike Henry, known as the voice of Cleveland Brown on, also said that he would no longer be voicing the Black character.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorNetflix and Hulu are pulling an episode of Community from their streaming services due to a scene that contains blackface, sources tell Deadline.In the “Advanced Dungeons & Dragons” episode, the Ben Chang character, played by Ken Jeong, shows up to a Dungeons & Dragons game wearing black make-up and a white wig.

One scene from “The Office” sees character Nate Nickerson, played by actor Mark Proksch, using blackface and has now been edited out. The 2012 episode titled “Dwight Christmas” was referenced in a memo issued by the show’s creator Greg Daniels who wrote that the scene was intended to “expose unacceptable behavior and deliver a message of inclusion," Variety reported on Friday.

The news reports from Variety state that the makers of the popular show, The Office have edited a scene where a character is seen with a blackface. The creator of the highly appreciated show, The Office, Greg Daniels has reportedly issued an official statement about the episode Dwight Christmas, where a character is seen with a blackface.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe Office creator Greg Daniels has cut a blackface scene from a 2012 episode, calling the racist trope “unacceptable” even when used as satire.In a statement today, Daniels said, “The Office is about a group of people trying to work together with mutual respect despite the inappropriate actions of their boss and assistant manager. The show employed satire to expose unacceptable behavior and deliver a message of inclusion.

Following the announcement that episodes of “30 Rock” featuring white characters in blackface have been pulled from Hulu and Amazon Prime Video, another NBC sitcom will be plucking similarly problematic episodes from streaming services.

© Getty US actress Tina Fey attends the world premiere of "Wine Country" at the Russian Tea Room in New York City on May 8, 2019.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“30 Rock” creators Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, along with the show’s owner NBCUniversal, have asked that four episodes of the series in which characters appear in blackface be removed from streaming and syndication.In a note obtained by Variety and shared below, Fey wrote to the platforms asking for the episode to be removed, and also apologizing “for pain they have caused.”“30 Rock” creators Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, along with the show’s owner NBCUniversal, have

NBC has pulled a total of four episodes of 30 Rock from streaming and syndication.

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